Arctic City is near the Arctic Circle on a branch of the Yukon River. You would know by everything in this view that you are in a cold climate. In the background are the snow-covered mountains with a scanty growth of green trees. Near at hand are parts of a camping outfit. The tent covers are thrown loosely over poles set in the ground. A pile of firewood is stacked at your left. The men are warmly clad. The coat collar of the leader, the man nearest you, is covered with frost caused by his freezing breath. His feet are kept warm in Eskimo boots made of reindeer skin and walrus hide. The dogs are the center of interest. You can tell at a glance that they are of different kinds. The leader looks very much like a wolf. He belongs to a tribe called malemute. That is, he is a tamed wolf of a northern kind. These wolves are captured by the Eskimos when they

are little puppies and are trained. But even when tamed it would not be safe for a stranger to come too close to them. If you were to lay your hand on this dog's head, the chances are his fangs would be snapping at you a moment afterwards. Most of the Malemutes used are raised from the tamed wolves. Another breed of dog you see here is called the "husky". This is a cross between a world and a hound. Still another is the "siwash," which is part wolf and part "husky". Then there is a fourth kind, the "half-breed". You will observe that the dogs are hitched in single file. The leader is a real leader. He is master of the team and is expert at following a trail. These dogs become so used to the harness that they fight to be hitched up. Observe the sled. Read Grenfell's "Adrift on an Ice Pan."